On the attic of the Xia Da Lu Family, Kazumichi Asayuki and a group of Baku Yau Group members, dressed in ninja attire and holding standard Bakuyoto, were surrounding a mirror suspended in the air in layers.
"Crackle!"
In the originally calm space, there was the sound of glass shattering. The mirror surface suddenly became covered in cracks, followed by six broken Bakuyoto abruptly falling to the ground. Then, a flash of light appeared, and Ito Makoto also walked out.
Seeing that the only person who came out was Ito Makoto, a strange glint flashed in Kazumichi Asayuki's eyes, but it returned to normal after a moment.
"Makoto-kun, you are so powerful that I can't bear to kill you. How about you marry into my Xia Da Lu Family? I will marry you!"
"I guarantee you can enter the true power core of the Soul Society, and I can even tailor a Bakuyoto for you, the strongest Bakuyoto!"
After saying this, Kazumichi Asayuki looked at Ito Makoto with anticipation.
"Hahaha, marry into your Xia Da Lu Family? And then be fed to a Bakuyoto like those lower-class nobles who participated in the hunting Tournament that day?"
Hearing this, Ito Makoto sneered.
"No, no. Makoto-kun is valuable, unlike those worthless trash!"
"You and I joining forces, we will surely transcend all things! One day, my Xia Da Lu Family will surely replace the Four Great Noble Families and become the master of the Soul Society!"
The more Kazumichi Asayuki spoke, the more excited she became, and a strange light shone in her light purple eyes.
"Alas, the Kasumioji Clan Head is a beauty, so lovely that I can't bear to see her suffer. It's a pity that her mind isn't very good. Sure enough, using too many Bakuyoto is bad for the brain!"
Seeing Ito Makoto repeatedly refuse her, Kazumichi Asayuki's eyes completely turned cold.
"Makoto-kun, are you really not considering my terms?"
As soon as she finished speaking, hundreds of Squad Members around, holding standard Bakuyoto, began to surround Ito Makoto. It was as if if he said no again, these people would swarm him and attack him.
"Alas, your terms are very tempting, but I never discuss the future with people who have no tomorrow!"
A hint of disappointment flashed in Kazumichi Asayuki's eyes.
"I'm very sorry, Makoto-kun, I will remember you!"
Then, Kazumichi Asayuki raised her hand, and hundreds of Squad Members holding Bakuyoto began to surround and attack Ito Makoto with their swords.
Unexpectedly, Ito Makoto did not pay attention to the surrounding Squad Members. He made no movement with his hands, only revealing a look of looking at a dead person as he gazed at Kazumichi Asayuki.
The next moment, countless cherry blossom petals surged in through the attic window. In an instant, the Squad Members were caught off guard by these sudden, blade-like petals, and many fell directly to the ground.
Suddenly, a handsome man with a magnificent demeanor appeared beside Ito Makoto. He wore a Kenseikan on his head, a silver-white scarf around his neck, white fingerless gloves, and a Captain's haori.
"That was close, that was close! Thanks to Captain Kucihki's timely intervention, otherwise I would have been in danger!"
Ito Makoto pretended to be flustered and patted his chest, while Kucihki Byakuya just quietly watched him perform. After Ito Makoto finished, he spoke calmly:
"I don't think these small fry have the ability to kill you, Vice-Captain Ito!"
Although Kucihki Byakuya had been hiding in the dark before and did not know how Ito Makoto defeated the Bakuyoto Six in the barrier, based on that previous incantation-less Dankū, Kucihki Byakuya was 100% certain that Ito Makoto had Squad Captain level strength.
"Kucihki Byakuya! How did you get into my clan's territory!"
Kazumichi Asayuki looked at the suddenly appearing Kucihki Byakuya with disbelief. It was already surprising enough that Ito Makoto had infiltrated, but now another head of the Kucihki Family had infiltrated, which made her even more surprised!
"Of course, I walked in hidden in my Shadow Ghost!"
Suddenly, the moonlight shining on the attic floor cast a shadow that instantly stretched. A middle-aged man with slightly curly brown medium-length hair, two decorative hairpins in his hair, a pink haori coat embroidered with patterns, a straw hat usually on his head, a slight beard on his chin, and holding two swords, walked out of the shadow!
"Kyōraku Shunsui!"
Kazumichi Asayuki stared at the newcomer with a wary expression.
This wasn't over yet; a lazy voice sounded from the attic stairs.
"Shunsui, you're too stingy, not letting me use your Shadow Ghost!
A man with dark green hair, dressed in noble attire, with a soul reaper uniform underneath, and a specially shaped sword at his waist, was now squinting his eyes, revealing a sinister smile.
"Tokinada Tsunayashiro!"
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Ito Makoto finally slowly spoke while digging his ear:
"Captain Kucihki, Captain Kyōraku, and Tsunayashiro Clan Head, you all heard it! She just admitted it herself, the hunting incident more than ten years ago and the recent bandit incidents were all done by their Xia Da Lu Family! She even wants the Xia Da Lu Family to replace the Four Great Noble Families' position!"
While saying this, Ito Makoto also intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Tokinada Tsunayashiro and Kucihki Byakuya's expressions.
"Ito Makoto, you..."
Kazumichi Asayuki looked at Ito Makoto's rogue-like appearance and was immediately speechless.
After Ito Makoto discovered that someone had placed a severed head in his room, combined with the recent frequent attacks on nobles, he immediately guessed that it was the work of the Xia Da Lu Family.
So, he directly took the head and found the Captain of the Sixth Division, Kucihki Byakuya, who was responsible for noble security, and handed the head to him as evidence.
The Kucihki Family had also obviously guessed that it was the work of the Xia Da Lu Family, but they lacked concrete evidence.
Kucihki Byakuya directly took the head to Yamamoto Genryūsai, who was then the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13.
After Yamamoto Genryūsai learned the full story, he reported the matter immediately.
He explicitly informed the few sages and judges from the Four Great Noble Families in Central 46.
After obtaining their consent, Yamamoto Genryūsai entrusted the matter to Kucihki Byakuya and one of his most favored disciples, who was also a high-ranking noble, Kyōraku Shunsui, to handle it entirely.
He even gave it the nice name, 'Let the nobles solve noble matters themselves.' Regarding this, Ito Makoto could only say that he truly lived up to his reputation as a man who had been Captain-Commander for over a thousand years, practically the Seireitei's non-stick pan.
To prevent a situation where the Kucihki Family and Kyōraku Shunsui alone couldn't completely suppress the Xia Da Lu Family, Ito Makoto also contacted the Soul Society's number one villain, the head of the Tsunayashiro Family, Tokinada Tsunayashiro, through Yamada Seinosuke's connections!
"Now that half of the Four Great Noble Families are here, plus Kyōraku Shunsui, I don't believe we can't bring down your Xia Da Lu Family!"
Because of the Xia Da Lu Family's overly ostentatious conduct in recent years.
The Four Great Noble Families had long considered the Xia Da Lu Family, who could threaten their position, as a thorn in their side.
Ito Makoto only slightly provoked this matter, and they immediately came to dismantle it.
Due to lack of evidence and the need to maintain noble face, no Gotei 13 were brought along for this operation.
Instead, Ito Makoto, as the party involved, was to go first and try to extract enough evidence for conviction.
Kucihki Byakuya and Kyōraku Shunsui were hidden in the dark, waiting for the Xia Da Lu Family to expose themselves before coming out to announce the verdict.
Ito Makoto just didn't expect the process to be unusually smooth. This Kazumichi Asayuki was like a bamboo tube pouring out beans; she said everything she should and shouldn't have said in one go!
The next moment, Kucihki Byakuya and Tokinada Tsunayashiro surprisingly spoke in unison:
"It has been investigated and confirmed that the Xia Da Lu Family has wantonly harmed nobles and researched Bakuyoto, which are strictly prohibited by Central 46!"
"Now, representing Central 46 and the Joint Council of the Four Great Noble Families, I issue the final judgment on the Xia Da Lu Family!"
"The Kasumioji Clan Head, Kazumichi Asayuki's identity as the Eleventh Sage, is hereby revoked. She is to be brought back to Central 46 for trial! All Bakuyoto are to be confiscated and destroyed! The Xia Da Lu Family is demoted to a mid-level noble family, and no members of the clan shall be selected for Central 46 for the next thousand years!"
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